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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2010 Dec;25(4):343–354. doi: 10.1007/s10823-010-9119-5

Table 2.

Comparison of Native Elder Care Study Sample with Other Samples by Most Prevalent Chronic Conditions

Native Elder Care Study % Chapleski et al. 1997 % John et al. 2003 % National statistics %
Hypertension 58 43 37 47a
Arthritis 44 61 50 48b
Diabetes 42 32 29 16a
Back pain 37 NA NA 29b
Vision loss 31 29 53 14a
Cataracts 25 NA NA 26c
Hearing loss 26 30 46 32a
Broken bone(s) 24 NA NA NA

NA = not available

b

≥65 years, Desai et al. 2001

c

≥70 years, Pleis and Lucas 2009